TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hambler,Clive
AU  - Canney,Susan M.
TI  - Conservation
SN  - 9780521181686 (pbk.)
AV  - QH75 .H3626 2013
U1  - 333.7 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Conservation biology
KW  - Local
N1  - Machine generated contents note: Preface to the Second Edition; 1. Introduction to conservation; 2. Threats to biodiversity; 3. Evaluation of priorities for species and habitats; 4. Monitoring, indicators and impact assessment; 5. Management of natural and fragmented habitats; 6. Management of species; 7. Sustainable use, semi-natural cultural landscapes, and the matrix; 8. Restoration and offsetting; 9. Environmental policy; References; Index to species names; Index
N2  - "The importance of conservation is growing each year, with increasing concerns over the destruction of biodiversity and the rising awareness of ecosystem services generating new debates on the human-nature relationship. This compact overview integrates the process, theory and practice of conservation for a broad readership, from students to practitioners. Taking a global perspective, it uses examples from around the world to show how general themes, patterns and drivers acting at different scales come together to cause problems at the local level"--
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